On the plus side for the past week, I did make it out for all three of my planned runs. Unfortunately, none of the runs really went to plan.
Starting with my Monday run, as I got going I didn't quite feel right. I couldn't place what was wrong, but less than a mile in I was oddly sweating, and I never really hit my groove. I bailed on the run midway in after about two and a half miles. I had hoped that maybe I just overdid it on the weekend and that a couple more days of rest would help.
Wednesday's run started off rough as I completed the first mile at a slower pace (20-30 seconds slower) than normal. I felt a bit odd throughout, but I pushed through to complete 50 minutes.
Similiar story on Saturday although my first mile was almost 40 seconds slow. My pace picked up for the next three miles but wasn't normal for any of them. There were a few times I thought about bailing on the run, but I kept going and accepted that I wasn't going to get as much distance in as I did last week. I finished the 100 minutes with 10.4 miles (0.3 less than last week).
I'm still ahead of where I need to be to get ready for the Urban Cow Half Marathon, but in a few weeks that will no longer be the case. I think I will be ok, but it'd be nice to see my performance level out (preferably improve) in the next couple weeks.
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